Frosted by the cold, Josh Swopes and other IPL workers fixed a downed power line, restoring power to thousands of homes Monday afternoon.

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The deepest single snowstorm in a century and the coldest temperatures in a generation essentially shut down Central Indiana on Monday, cutting off heat and electricity to thousands, locking down most modes of transportation and leaving Indianapolis practically deserted as residents waited out the bitter cold indoors.

The storm also was deadly. The conditions appear to have contributed to the deaths of at least four people: a man who collapsed Sunday shoveling snow, two elderly women who fell outside Monday while tending to their dogs and a man who died Monday after collapsing in the ...